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The number of Japanese-flag oceangoing merchant ships has plummeted over the past four years, accord

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Commodity analysts said Wednesday's U.S. military action in Panama wasexpected to have little lastin

CFTC, N. HUNT SETTLE SILVER FRAUD CASEThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday sai

Creation of a North American common market, consisting of the United States, Canada and Mexico, is a

Big business in Canada welcomed a reduction in the proposed goods and services tax from 9 percent to

To anyone who can afford to write a check for nearly $200,000 for a Rolls- Royce, paying $1,400 for

Shipowners who had considered transferring their registries from Panama stopped in their tracks Wedn

Experts agreed Wednesday that the Panama Canal might be vulnerable to sabotage, but differed as to w

NYMEX RAISES PROPANE, HEATING OIL MARGINSThe New York Mercantile Exchange raised margins on

The Kaifu administration is expected to reach a decision before the end of this month on whether to

Indiana's top port official claims that Bethlehem Steel Corp. is undermining an attempt to lure a fo

Federal Express Corp. looks increasingly likely to choose Prestwick in Scotland as the site for a ne

After years of struggle, Malaysia's high-profile automobile project has finally turned a profit. Whe

American Airlines has become a more significant international carrier through the $471 million purch

PLANE REFUSED SERVICE BY LUFTHANSA WORKERSHAMBURG, West Germany - Maintenance workers at Wes

A federal judge slapped a permanent ban on government rules requiring randomdrug testing of

Traveling from Bala-Cynwyd, Pa., to Tallin, the capital of the Baltic republic of Estonia, may seem

Air express companies expect future growth to move on wings of data. They are aggressively m

Italy's trade with the United States is expanding slowly as each country grapples with slow domestic

A Kentucky association has received U.S. Commerce Department approval for its Export Trading Company

The Port of Portland Commission has approved land sales to GranPac Foods Inc. and H.A. Andersen Co.

The fuel oil industry continued to operate on what was essentially a hand-to- mouth basis on Wednesd

Thousands of new East-West joint ventures have been registered this year, according to a survey rele

When one U.S. company agreed to help revolutionize Soviet petrochemical production, someone had to w

Ships already in transit in the Panama Canal when the U.S. attack on Panama began were allowed to tr

When a Soviet spacecraft lifted off from the Baikanour Cosmodrome in Kazakhistan Wednesday, a U.S. i

The European Community's long-awaited proposal on agriculture placed on the table Wednesday in the w

While there is no evidence of a recession looming within the Australian chemical industry in 1990, t

Trans Freight Lines plans to introduce more ships into its all-water service between the U.S. West C

Ashland Coal Inc. reached an agreement to purchase prime West Virginia coal tracts from BP America I

Crates filled with two-ton slabs of the Berlin Wall have made a 5,000-mile journey via truck and air

The U.S. dollar turned mostly lower Wednesday on the first clear sign of an easing of credit by the

The U.S. government is being paid $32.7 million by 99 Japanese companies to settle bid-rigging charg

The nation's car market is so suffused with look-alike brands and models that competition increasing

SOUTH KOREAN BANK SET TO BE PRIVATIZEDSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's state-run Korea Exc

A private company will be given a 10-year concession to build and operate the first terminal at Thai

Dec. 20, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

COMPAGNIE GENERALE MARITIME (Montreal) - Alain Schmid was named Montreal owner's representative for

United Parcel Service is raising charges for a host of services on Feb. 12. Such February price hike